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muckefuckAfter some reports from friends that lines were long in Chicago, I was pleasantly surprised to find our polling place as quiet as always. There weren't even any canvassers out front, which is a bit unexpected given how close the Senatorial race is. There were only three people in front of me in line, but all the booths were taken, so I had a few minutes' wait. While standing there, I was recognised by Xiao Fei. We first met over a decade in a Chinese class at the Chinese Mutual Aid Association in North Chinatown and managed to keep in touch for a couple years after that ended, but I lost touch before moving out of the neighbourhood.
Obviously, since we have the same polling place, we live only blocks apart. But he's west of Clark and we're just east and in Chicago, even small divides can make a difference. I still have his number in my phone so I texted him from the bus which I caught just after leaving the polls. He suggested we get together for dinner "in the neighborhood" and I replied to ask, essentially, what do you mean by that? The big commercial stretches are on Clark north and south of where we are, on Devon a half-mile or so to the west, and along Sheridan. He meant Clark to the north, where we basically never go since Masouleh closed, so it's a chance to discover something new.
Obviously, since we have the same polling place, we live only blocks apart. But he's west of Clark and we're just east and in Chicago, even small divides can make a difference. I still have his number in my phone so I texted him from the bus which I caught just after leaving the polls. He suggested we get together for dinner "in the neighborhood" and I replied to ask, essentially, what do you mean by that? The big commercial stretches are on Clark north and south of where we are, on Devon a half-mile or so to the west, and along Sheridan. He meant Clark to the north, where we basically never go since Masouleh closed, so it's a chance to discover something new.